Need to Know (2018)
- Developer
- Monomyth Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 3.3 of 5, 297 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 19 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A slow-burn surveillance thriller where you methodically dissect private lives while feeling the constant weight of complicity and paranoia.
surveillancetenseatmosphericstory-drivenmoral choicesoppressivedeliberatesuspenseful
What players say
Players compare it to Papers, Please and Orwell, but many feel the game forces them down a single path with no meaningful choices. Reviews are split: some admire the music and concept, while others criticize the buggy UI, vague instructions, and a campaign that drags past 20 hours. A few long-time backers say development was abandoned.
Screenshots
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